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Bomb goes off at Silver High School Wednesday morning

No one hurt and not much damage caused in blast

By Susan Dunlap

sdunlap@scsun-news.com on Twitter @SCSunNews

Posted:
02/12/2014 05:56:28 PM MST

SILVER CITY >> A bomb reportedly went off Wednesday morning at Silver High School. No one was injured and only minimal damage was caused by the blast, said Lt. Javier Hernandez of the Silver City Police Investigative Bureau.

A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the bomb.

Police were called to the school at approximately 9:32 a.m. Wednesday for the second time in as many weeks. A bomb also went off at Silver High School last week. That incident is still under investigation. Police are trying to determine if the two bombings are related.

The bomb was hand-made. The juvenile allegedly put a chemical into a water bottle and left it in a trash can in the boy's bathroom. The chemical caused the explosion. When the bomb went off, the school went on lock-down for an undisclosed amount of time. One parent said her kids were not released until lunchtime.

The juvenile, whose name will not be released to the press because he is under age, was charged with dangerous use of explosives, a third-degree felony, and unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon on school premises, a fourth-degree felony. The juvenile was transported to a detention center in Las Cruces due to lack of space in Grant County.

The juvenile will receive a hearing in juvenile court. His motive for exploding a bomb on school property has not been disclosed.